- "Women make up 70 percent of Algeria's lawyers and 60 percent of its judges, and also dominate the field of medicine. Increasingly, women are contributing more to household income than men. Sixty percent of university students are women, according to university researchers." - Ref. Wikipedia
- The country is mostly Muslims. Christians are one of the minority groups. "Although the government says there is religious freedom in the country, critics say minority faiths are subject to pressure. There is no law that non-Muslims follow the rules of Islam, but the prosecutor says the men offended public morals by eating in public." - Ref. Youtube
- There is shortage in housing and medical supplies.
- Although, with their improved sanitation and water sources, many of those living in rural areas are still unreached.
ANGOLA (ca. Luanda)
- "Oil production from Angola has increased so significantly that Angola now is China's biggest supplier of oil." - Ref. World Atlas
- Due to the country's Civil War from 1974-2002, the country's fertile land has become obsolete and replaced by land mines. Millions of its citizens died and lived in poverty. And even though education is compulsory and free of charge for the first 8 years, schools were destroyed resulting the overcrowding of students, teachers are overworked/underpaid, other factors; therefore, literacy is quite low. - Ref. Wikipedia
- It has one of the highest infant mortality rate and second lowest life expectancy.
- The country is rich in diamonds and the second-largest oil producer in Africa.
- "People are thinking shortage of water is a... Water is a matter of life. And people needs it for shua. Whether you want... It is not a matter of choice; it's a need. But we cannot say the same thing to the petrol. If I have not enough money to buy petrol for my car, I can walk. But without water I cannot survive." (Said by an Angolan) - Ref. Youtube
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